Motivation for Choosing the Military Career

What is it about?

The following article examines the structure of the motivation to choose the military career as well as the satisfaction from it. It analyses the main factors influencing on the choice of this profession as well as the interrelationships between them. The article sets out the specific reasons for a career in the Army and the results of the survey would contribute to the improvement of the attractiveness of the military career and attracting motivated military staff.

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Why is it important?

This study determines the motivational structure for choosing a military career in the Republic of Bulgaria, revealing the hierarchy of the motives for choosing it and establishing the relationship between them. The hypothesis in the study is: dominating in the motivational structure when choosing the military profession are the factors related to the external motivation (or Herzberg’s hygiene factors), because they are visible to the others, e.g. payment, working conditions, relationships, and social benefits, compared to the internal factors (or Herzberg’s motivators), which relate to the specific of the particular work, autonomy, the achievements and the recognition.